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Argghhh!! I can't believe that I stayed up till 3:00 a.m. in the morning to watch this but, I couldn't resist every since I started reading the manga. I don't have too much say except that the animation is....so, so. I was surprised that they gave Aya a brunette look. I thought she would look better with black hair. But other than that, seems like they are staying real faithful to the manga, so I am wondering how long will this last and will they go to the "bloodier" type of the story. Wish I had more to say, but since I already knew what was going to happen, the show lost the element of surprise on me. Neverthless it's going to be interesting to see if this will branch out somewhat from the manga. Good stuff so far!

It goes right into the end of Chapter 2 where Nagi ends up fighting Takayanagi Masataka. So, I say the pacing is okay. Hopefully it won't end up like Naruto, if you catch what I am saying. The end of the episode was my favorite when Takayanagi used the chopstick to block Nagi's punch!!! That was pretty sweet! But, the animation hasn't won me over yet as the manga is definately more beautifully illustrated. Still, can't wait to watch the next episode!! I wonder if they'll show Bob doing the.........

i cant say i have much hope for this anime...
the manga sure is drawn out.. and aside from
the fighting, and fanservice... i dont see how this is
so different from ikkitousen... well.. aside from the more
crazy fantasy element

i cant say i have much hope for this anime...
the manga sure is drawn out.. and aside from
the fighting, and fanservice... i dont see how this is
so different from ikkitousen... well.. aside from the more
crazy fantasy element

Ikkitousen and Tenjo Tenge aren't even the same leauge. Tenjo Tenge gets WAY better, especially after Volume 5. Ikkitousen is all about the fan-service while Tenjo Tenge hooks you with the fan-service, then throws in an interesting backstory to boot. That's what got me hooked to it. Hopefully the anime won't pace itself too slow.

I though the ending theme was cool, but that's me I guess. I do agree however that they messed up the animation, but not to bad. I am kind of disappointed that Aya is a brunette, but that's a small gripe.

Just so you know though, without me being anal or anything, this anime has been licensed so it belongs in the DVD and Licensed forum. Also, I started a thread on in there, so you're welcome to add more input in there if you like. ^_^

Last edited by ACE2003; 2004-04-02 at 04:54.
Reason: Or a Mod can come along and merge the two threads :)

the back story was weak because it was too long...
it left out souchiro and bob for what 2 volumes?

and it's the same genre.. school kids who fight eachother
to prove whos the strongest...

big whoop...

Hmm....seemed just about right to me, plus how you couldn't like the backstory?! That's the most important and interesting part about the manga??? Not to mention it was action-packed and had kick-ass charactes. I won't spoil it for people whom haven't read it, but trust me, if anything the backstory helps advance the manga heavily since you learn how everything came full circle. I think you're missing the deeper meaning of the backstory, IMO. How couldn't you like it!! As for Souchiro and Bob, I didn't even recognized that they weren't there because the backstory made up for their lack of apperance in the volumes. To each his or her own I guess.....

Hmm....After re-watching Fight 1, I must say that I have a different view on it now, since I did watch it at 3:00 a.m. for the first time. I got to say that the Opening is funny as hell!!! I don't know what the heck Aya was doing, but that wasn't dancing!!! j/k The opening theme has caught on with me!! As for the episode itself....not really too much changed from the manga, besides the fact that they actually added a couple of scenes that weren't in the manga, for instance when Aya was chasing Nagi, she chased him starting from the rooftop then, into the infirmary where she was wearing a nusre outfit!!!! And then towards the cafeteria.

Another thing I noticed, for people whom read, Nagi's coat doesn't look like it has the designs on the inside, but I guess we'll have to wait for Fight 2 to see. Looks like Emi Isuzu will apear in the next episode....One more comment, after looking at the animation again, I change my mind. I like it!!! Just not compared to the manga though....=( Can't wait for Fight 2!

Yeah I agree... For the most part the animation's pretty good... The character designs might be a bit changed but the still retain some of those funky expressions from the manga. And the added scenes don't detract from anything at all.

The only thing missing is the explicit nudity... I don't think people would miss that too much (some people might though).

Yeah I agree... For the most part the animation's pretty good... The character designs might be a bit changed but the still retain some of those funky expressions from the manga. And the added scenes don't detract from anything at all.

The only thing missing is the explicit nudity... I don't think people would miss that too much (some people might though).

Me! ME! I miss it!

*Ahem*

Anyway, the animation is pretty good compared to other anime, but the art isn't as good as the manga. (But the same goes for pretty much every other manga-to-anime adaptation, I can live with that.)

Seriously, I am kind of of annoyed that they toned the nudity down a little, because they might do the same with the violence. Beside, the show airs in the middle of the freaking night, so what if they show some boobs?

that's logical... think about it... if they spend too much time on
one story... it starts to drag heavily... and isnt souichiro a main
character? how could he be left out of the manga for the span
of two volumes? they couldnt intertupt the flashback a few times
to show us what a main character was doing?

... and isnt souichiro a main
character? how could he be left out of the manga for the span
of two volumes?

I haven't read all of the manga, but personally I find Souichiro about the least interesting character in the manga. And you can have a story arc that doesn't have all the main characters, lots of other manga do it.